NZ Shears underway in Te Kūiti as Rowland Smith and Joel Henare step aside
Their absence has left two clear TAB futures betting favourites in the defending champions, Northland shearer and 2025…
Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships 2026: NZ wins five of six titles in Masterton
He trailed veteran New Zealand-based Scotland international and 2012 winner Gavin Mutch mid-race, taking control on the long…
Golden Shears 2026: All six NZ team members qualify for world semi-finals
In machine shearing, qualifying was headed by New Zealand‑based Scotsman and 2012 world champion Gavin Mutch, ahead of…
Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay at the 2026 Golden Shears
Shane McManaway: Wairarapa farmer and the man behind the Greytown Health Centre. He comments on the Wairarapa season,…
Shear delight in Hawke’s Bay as world champs loom
Mutch, from Huntly, Aberdeenshire, was based in Taranaki when he won the 2012 title in Masterton, but now…
Golden Shears World Championships: NZ shearing and woolhandling team named
Blades shearers Allan Oldfield, from Geraldine, and Tony Dobbs, of Fairlie, claimed their places in November, at the…
Six shearing and woolhandling events headline big competition weekend
The next six competitors will meet in a February 7 final at the Rangitīkei Shearing Sports in Marton…
Wool to be showcased at Royal A&P Show of New Zealand and Corriedale shearing champs
“We’re confident that, in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural Society, we’ll be staging a show that has bounced…
Gisborne woolhandling champion Joel Henare strikes again in Central Otago
Gisborne Herald 6 Oct, 2025 01:38 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium…